A three-year-old who was given an egg as an Easter present was not allowed to have his name on the chocolate - because he shares his name with footballer Wayne Rooney.

Rooney Scholes, from Manchester, was told that having just Rooney on the egg would cause 'copyright issues'.

Yet UK law states that a person's name can not be subject to copyright.

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Rooney Scholes, three, from Manchester was not allowed to have his name written on the egg because of 'copyright issues. His mother Jo-Anne (R) called the shop's behaviour 'barmy'

His mother, Jo-Anne Scholes, said that staff at Thorntons in Bury town centre, near Manchester, would not inscribe Rooney's name on the egg because they were concerned they would be breaching copyright.

But staff agreed that the little boy could have his full name, Rooney Scholes, on the chocolate.

Mrs Scholes said: 'It's madness because why have they agreed to put his full name on it?

Rooney is named after Manchester United player Wayne Rooney (L). The surname of the family is coincidentally the same as retired player Paul Scholes (R) who spent his career at Manchester United

'Surely if they can't do one then they can't do both, it's beyond belief'

Mrs Scholes is a huge Manchester United fan and also has a tattoo of former player Eric Cantona on her arm.